The phrase "carbon emissions" refers to the release of carbon dioxide, a gas that contributes to climate change, into the atmosphere from various human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes. Full definition
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· Meeting international climate change commitments of reducing carbon emissions by 80 % (from the 1990 baseline). (politics.co.uk)
A key opportunity in tropical regions is the reduction of carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation. (science.sciencemag.org)
So far, climate change policies on the tropics have effectively been focusing on reducing carbon emissions from deforestation only, not accounting for emissions coming from forest degradation. (sciencedaily.com)